Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More
Pawtucket Canal, Lower Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Lower Locks are comprised of two navigation locks and a dam, with a head of 17 feet. They were some of the earliest locks in the Lowell Canal System, originally constructed in the first phase... More
Pawtucket Canal, Lower Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Lower Locks are comprised of two navigation locks and a dam, with a head of 17 feet. They were some of the earliest locks in the Lowell Canal System, originally constructed in the first phase... More
Pawtucket Canal, Guard Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Locks were the first set of locks constructed in the Lowell System which are still in existence. They have, however, been altered and added to since first put into use. The Guard Locks... More
Western Canal, Hickey Hall Dam, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Hickey Hall Dam was built to ensure the water level in the upper level of the Western Canal was sufficiently high to provide power to the Suffolk and Tremont Mills prior to construction of the... More
Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More
Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More
Pawtucket Canal, Lower Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Lower Locks are comprised of two navigation locks and a dam, with a head of 17 feet. They were some of the earliest locks in the Lowell Canal System, originally constructed in the first phase... More
Western Canal, Pawtucket & Merrimack Canals vicinity, Lowell, Middlese...
Significance: The Western Canal was the only power canal in Lowell to be built on two levels, though the Pawtucket Canal also had an upper and a lower level. Construction on two levels meant that the same wate... More
Pawtucket Canal, Guard Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Locks were the first set of locks constructed in the Lowell System which are still in existence. They have, however, been altered and added to since first put into use. The Guard Locks... More
Pawtucket Canal, Guard Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Locks were the first set of locks constructed in the Lowell System which are still in existence. They have, however, been altered and added to since first put into use. The Guard Locks... More
Pawtucket Canal, Swamp Locks, Pawtucket & Merrimack Canals, Lowell, Mi...
Significance: The Swamp Locks complex consists of a flight of two navigation locks with a dam at the west end of the upper lock. The original locks opened in 1797, and were rebuilt in 1822-1823 when this confi... More
Eastern Canal, Bridge & Armory Streets vicinity, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The opening of the Eastern Canal in 1835 marked the end of the second phase of construction of the Lowell Canal System as it had been planned in 1821. The Eastern Canal connected the Pawtucket an... More
Western Canal, Guard Gates, Western & Northern Canals, Lowell, Middles...
Significance: The Guard Gates were built as part of the improvements to the canal system which took place around the middle of the 19th century. The Guard Gates allowed parts of the Western Canal to be drained... More
Western Canal, Hickey Hall Dam, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Hickey Hall Dam was built to ensure the water level in the upper level of the Western Canal was sufficiently high to provide power to the Suffolk and Tremont Mills prior to construction of the... More
Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More
Pawtucket Canal, Lower Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Lower Locks are comprised of two navigation locks and a dam, with a head of 17 feet. They were some of the earliest locks in the Lowell Canal System, originally constructed in the first phase... More
Northern Canal, Pawtucket & Ford Streets vicinity, Lowell, Middlesex C...
Significance: The Northern Canal was constructed to bring more water into the canal system in order that the demands for power made by increasingly large mills could be met. The Northern Canal supplemented the... More
Pawtucket Canal, Guard Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Locks were the first set of locks constructed in the Lowell System which are still in existence. They have, however, been altered and added to since first put into use. The Guard Locks... More
Pawtucket Canal, Guard Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Locks were the first set of locks constructed in the Lowell System which are still in existence. They have, however, been altered and added to since first put into use. The Guard Locks... More
Pawtucket Canal, Guard Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Locks were the first set of locks constructed in the Lowell System which are still in existence. They have, however, been altered and added to since first put into use. The Guard Locks... More
Pawtucket Canal, Guard Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Locks were the first set of locks constructed in the Lowell System which are still in existence. They have, however, been altered and added to since first put into use. The Guard Locks... More
Pawtucket Canal, Swamp Locks, Pawtucket & Merrimack Canals, Lowell, Mi...
Significance: The Swamp Locks complex consists of a flight of two navigation locks with a dam at the west end of the upper lock. The original locks opened in 1797, and were rebuilt in 1822-1823 when this confi... More
Pawtucket Canal, Swamp Locks, Pawtucket & Merrimack Canals, Lowell, Mi...
Significance: The Swamp Locks complex consists of a flight of two navigation locks with a dam at the west end of the upper lock. The original locks opened in 1797, and were rebuilt in 1822-1823 when this confi... More
Pawtucket Canal, Pawtucket Falls vicinity, Lowell, Middlesex County, M...
Significance: Originally constructed to facilitate the transporting of goods from inland New England to the sea at Newburyport, the Pawtucket Canal was later used as the basis for the extensive power canal syst... More
Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More
Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More
Pawtucket Canal, Guard Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Locks were the first set of locks constructed in the Lowell System which are still in existence. They have, however, been altered and added to since first put into use. The Guard Locks... More
Pawtucket Canal, Guard Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Locks were the first set of locks constructed in the Lowell System which are still in existence. They have, however, been altered and added to since first put into use. The Guard Locks... More
Pawtucket Canal, Guard Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Locks were the first set of locks constructed in the Lowell System which are still in existence. They have, however, been altered and added to since first put into use. The Guard Locks... More
Pawtucket Canal, Guard Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Locks were the first set of locks constructed in the Lowell System which are still in existence. They have, however, been altered and added to since first put into use. The Guard Locks... More
Pawtucket Canal, Swamp Locks, Pawtucket & Merrimack Canals, Lowell, Mi...
Significance: The Swamp Locks complex consists of a flight of two navigation locks with a dam at the west end of the upper lock. The original locks opened in 1797, and were rebuilt in 1822-1823 when this confi... More
Eastern Canal, Boott Dam, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The dam now in existence was built in the latter part of the 19th century to replace an older dam on the same site. The original dam had been constructed at the same time as the Eastern Canal, in... More
Western Canal, Guard Gates, Western & Northern Canals, Lowell, Middles...
Significance: The Guard Gates were built as part of the improvements to the canal system which took place around the middle of the 19th century. The Guard Gates allowed parts of the Western Canal to be drained... More
Western Canal, Hickey Hall Dam, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Hickey Hall Dam was built to ensure the water level in the upper level of the Western Canal was sufficiently high to provide power to the Suffolk and Tremont Mills prior to construction of the... More
Pawtucket Canal, Pawtucket Falls vicinity, Lowell, Middlesex County, M...
Significance: Originally constructed to facilitate the transporting of goods from inland New England to the sea at Newburyport, the Pawtucket Canal was later used as the basis for the extensive power canal syst... More
Pawtucket Canal, Lower Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Lower Locks are comprised of two navigation locks and a dam, with a head of 17 feet. They were some of the earliest locks in the Lowell Canal System, originally constructed in the first phase... More
Pawtucket Canal, Lower Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Lower Locks are comprised of two navigation locks and a dam, with a head of 17 feet. They were some of the earliest locks in the Lowell Canal System, originally constructed in the first phase... More
Western Canal, Pawtucket & Merrimack Canals vicinity, Lowell, Middlese...
Significance: The Western Canal was the only power canal in Lowell to be built on two levels, though the Pawtucket Canal also had an upper and a lower level. Construction on two levels meant that the same wate... More
Northern Canal, Pawtucket & Ford Streets vicinity, Lowell, Middlesex C...
Significance: The Northern Canal was constructed to bring more water into the canal system in order that the demands for power made by increasingly large mills could be met. The Northern Canal supplemented the... More
Pawtucket Canal, Guard Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Locks were the first set of locks constructed in the Lowell System which are still in existence. They have, however, been altered and added to since first put into use. The Guard Locks... More
Pawtucket Canal, Guard Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Locks were the first set of locks constructed in the Lowell System which are still in existence. They have, however, been altered and added to since first put into use. The Guard Locks... More
Pawtucket Canal, Guard Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Locks were the first set of locks constructed in the Lowell System which are still in existence. They have, however, been altered and added to since first put into use. The Guard Locks... More
Pawtucket Canal, Guard Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Locks were the first set of locks constructed in the Lowell System which are still in existence. They have, however, been altered and added to since first put into use. The Guard Locks... More
Pawtucket Canal, Swamp Locks, Pawtucket & Merrimack Canals, Lowell, Mi...
Significance: The Swamp Locks complex consists of a flight of two navigation locks with a dam at the west end of the upper lock. The original locks opened in 1797, and were rebuilt in 1822-1823 when this confi... More
Hamilton Canal, Guard Gates, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Gates on the Hamilton Canal allow it to be drained independently of the rest of the canal system. Survey number: HAER MA-4-A Building/structure dates: 1847 Initial Construction Buildi... More
Moody Street Feeder, Gatehouse, Moody Street Feeder & Merrimack Canal,...
Significance: The Moody Street Feeder Gatehouse contains manually controlled equipment for operating the sluice gates which were used to control the flow of water through the Moody Street Feeder. Survey number... More
Moody Street Feeder, Gatehouse, Moody Street Feeder & Merrimack Canal,...
Significance: The Moody Street Feeder Gatehouse contains manually controlled equipment for operating the sluice gates which were used to control the flow of water through the Moody Street Feeder. Survey number... More
Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More
Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More
Pawtucket Canal, Guard Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Locks were the first set of locks constructed in the Lowell System which are still in existence. They have, however, been altered and added to since first put into use. The Guard Locks... More
Pawtucket Canal, Guard Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Locks were the first set of locks constructed in the Lowell System which are still in existence. They have, however, been altered and added to since first put into use. The Guard Locks... More
Pawtucket Canal, Guard Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Locks were the first set of locks constructed in the Lowell System which are still in existence. They have, however, been altered and added to since first put into use. The Guard Locks... More
Pawtucket Canal, Guard Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Locks were the first set of locks constructed in the Lowell System which are still in existence. They have, however, been altered and added to since first put into use. The Guard Locks... More
Pawtucket Canal, Swamp Locks, Pawtucket & Merrimack Canals, Lowell, Mi...
Significance: The Swamp Locks complex consists of a flight of two navigation locks with a dam at the west end of the upper lock. The original locks opened in 1797, and were rebuilt in 1822-1823 when this confi... More
Pawtucket Canal, Swamp Locks, Pawtucket & Merrimack Canals, Lowell, Mi...
Significance: The Swamp Locks complex consists of a flight of two navigation locks with a dam at the west end of the upper lock. The original locks opened in 1797, and were rebuilt in 1822-1823 when this confi... More
Pawtucket Canal, Swamp Locks, Pawtucket & Merrimack Canals, Lowell, Mi...
Significance: The Swamp Locks complex consists of a flight of two navigation locks with a dam at the west end of the upper lock. The original locks opened in 1797, and were rebuilt in 1822-1823 when this confi... More
Eastern Canal, Bridge & Armory Streets vicinity, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The opening of the Eastern Canal in 1835 marked the end of the second phase of construction of the Lowell Canal System as it had been planned in 1821. The Eastern Canal connected the Pawtucket an... More
Western Canal, Guard Gates, Western & Northern Canals, Lowell, Middles...
Significance: The Guard Gates were built as part of the improvements to the canal system which took place around the middle of the 19th century. The Guard Gates allowed parts of the Western Canal to be drained... More
Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More
Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More
Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More
Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More
Merrimack Canal, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Merrimack Canal was the first of the series of power canals constructed at Lowell. At the end of it, the Merrimack Mills produced textiles using the process developed by Francis Cabot Lowell ... More
Pawtucket Canal, Lower Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Lower Locks are comprised of two navigation locks and a dam, with a head of 17 feet. They were some of the earliest locks in the Lowell Canal System, originally constructed in the first phase... More
Merrimack Canal, Merrimack Dam, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Merrimack and Rolling Dams were built as part of the third phase of building of the Lowell Canal System, to provide intermediate levels between the Merrimack Canal, on the upper level, and the... More
Northern Canal, Pawtucket & Ford Streets vicinity, Lowell, Middlesex C...
Significance: The Northern Canal was constructed to bring more water into the canal system in order that the demands for power made by increasingly large mills could be met. The Northern Canal supplemented the... More
Northern Canal, Pawtucket & Ford Streets vicinity, Lowell, Middlesex C...
Significance: The Northern Canal was constructed to bring more water into the canal system in order that the demands for power made by increasingly large mills could be met. The Northern Canal supplemented the... More
Pawtucket Canal, Guard Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Locks were the first set of locks constructed in the Lowell System which are still in existence. They have, however, been altered and added to since first put into use. The Guard Locks... More
Pawtucket Canal, Guard Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Locks were the first set of locks constructed in the Lowell System which are still in existence. They have, however, been altered and added to since first put into use. The Guard Locks... More
Pawtucket Canal, Guard Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Locks were the first set of locks constructed in the Lowell System which are still in existence. They have, however, been altered and added to since first put into use. The Guard Locks... More
Pawtucket Canal, Swamp Locks, Pawtucket & Merrimack Canals, Lowell, Mi...
Significance: The Swamp Locks complex consists of a flight of two navigation locks with a dam at the west end of the upper lock. The original locks opened in 1797, and were rebuilt in 1822-1823 when this confi... More
Hamilton Canal, Wasteway Gatehouse, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The existing gatehouse as built in 1872 to replace the original gatehouse, which had been constructed in 1850. The original equipment for operating the gate is still in existence. Survey number:... More
Eastern Canal, Bridge & Armory Streets vicinity, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The opening of the Eastern Canal in 1835 marked the end of the second phase of construction of the Lowell Canal System as it had been planned in 1821. The Eastern Canal connected the Pawtucket an... More
Moody Street Feeder, Gatehouse, Moody Street Feeder & Merrimack Canal,...
Significance: The Moody Street Feeder Gatehouse contains manually controlled equipment for operating the sluice gates which were used to control the flow of water through the Moody Street Feeder. Survey number... More
Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More
Pawtucket Canal, Lower Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Lower Locks are comprised of two navigation locks and a dam, with a head of 17 feet. They were some of the earliest locks in the Lowell Canal System, originally constructed in the first phase... More
Eastern Canal, Boott Penstock, Between Eastern & Merrimack Canals, Low...
Significance: The existing penstock is fifth in a succession of channels conveying water from the Eastern Canal to the Merrimack Canal. The first of the penstocks was probably built about 1835, at the same tim... More
Pawtucket Canal, Guard Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Locks were the first set of locks constructed in the Lowell System which are still in existence. They have, however, been altered and added to since first put into use. The Guard Locks... More
Pawtucket Canal, Guard Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Locks were the first set of locks constructed in the Lowell System which are still in existence. They have, however, been altered and added to since first put into use. The Guard Locks... More
Pawtucket Canal, Guard Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Locks were the first set of locks constructed in the Lowell System which are still in existence. They have, however, been altered and added to since first put into use. The Guard Locks... More
Pawtucket Canal, Guard Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Locks were the first set of locks constructed in the Lowell System which are still in existence. They have, however, been altered and added to since first put into use. The Guard Locks... More
Pawtucket Canal, Guard Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Locks were the first set of locks constructed in the Lowell System which are still in existence. They have, however, been altered and added to since first put into use. The Guard Locks... More
Pawtucket Canal, Swamp Locks, Pawtucket & Merrimack Canals, Lowell, Mi...
Significance: The Swamp Locks complex consists of a flight of two navigation locks with a dam at the west end of the upper lock. The original locks opened in 1797, and were rebuilt in 1822-1823 when this confi... More
Pawtucket Canal, Swamp Locks, Pawtucket & Merrimack Canals, Lowell, Mi...
Significance: The Swamp Locks complex consists of a flight of two navigation locks with a dam at the west end of the upper lock. The original locks opened in 1797, and were rebuilt in 1822-1823 when this confi... More
Pawtucket Canal, Swamp Locks, Pawtucket & Merrimack Canals, Lowell, Mi...
Significance: The Swamp Locks complex consists of a flight of two navigation locks with a dam at the west end of the upper lock. The original locks opened in 1797, and were rebuilt in 1822-1823 when this confi... More
Pawtucket Canal, Swamp Locks, Pawtucket & Merrimack Canals, Lowell, Mi...
Significance: The Swamp Locks complex consists of a flight of two navigation locks with a dam at the west end of the upper lock. The original locks opened in 1797, and were rebuilt in 1822-1823 when this confi... More
Pawtucket Canal, Swamp Locks, Pawtucket & Merrimack Canals, Lowell, Mi...
Significance: The Swamp Locks complex consists of a flight of two navigation locks with a dam at the west end of the upper lock. The original locks opened in 1797, and were rebuilt in 1822-1823 when this confi... More
Moody Street Feeder, Gatehouse, Moody Street Feeder & Merrimack Canal,...
Significance: The Moody Street Feeder Gatehouse contains manually controlled equipment for operating the sluice gates which were used to control the flow of water through the Moody Street Feeder. Survey number... More
Western Canal, Guard Gates, Western & Northern Canals, Lowell, Middles...
Significance: The Guard Gates were built as part of the improvements to the canal system which took place around the middle of the 19th century. The Guard Gates allowed parts of the Western Canal to be drained... More
Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More
Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More
Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More
Lowell Canal System, Merrimack & Concord Rivers, Lowell, Middlesex Cou...
Significance: The City of Lowell is generally considered to be the birthplace of large-scale manufacturing in the U.S. Begun as a transportation canal, the Lowell Canal System evolved, during the 19th century,... More
Pawtucket Canal, Lower Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Lower Locks are comprised of two navigation locks and a dam, with a head of 17 feet. They were some of the earliest locks in the Lowell Canal System, originally constructed in the first phase... More
Pawtucket Canal, Lower Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Lower Locks are comprised of two navigation locks and a dam, with a head of 17 feet. They were some of the earliest locks in the Lowell Canal System, originally constructed in the first phase... More
Northern Canal, Pawtucket & Ford Streets vicinity, Lowell, Middlesex C...
Significance: The Northern Canal was constructed to bring more water into the canal system in order that the demands for power made by increasingly large mills could be met. The Northern Canal supplemented the... More
Pawtucket Canal, Guard Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Locks were the first set of locks constructed in the Lowell System which are still in existence. They have, however, been altered and added to since first put into use. The Guard Locks... More
Pawtucket Canal, Guard Locks, Lowell, Middlesex County, MA
Significance: The Guard Locks were the first set of locks constructed in the Lowell System which are still in existence. They have, however, been altered and added to since first put into use. The Guard Locks... More
Pawtucket Canal, Swamp Locks, Pawtucket & Merrimack Canals, Lowell, Mi...
Significance: The Swamp Locks complex consists of a flight of two navigation locks with a dam at the west end of the upper lock. The original locks opened in 1797, and were rebuilt in 1822-1823 when this confi... More